LoPilato 1 Alexander Christopher LoPilato alex.lopilato@gmail.com Office Wright Hall Athens, Georgia 30602 Education Doctor of Philosophy Expected 2015 Specialty: Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Athens, Georgia Master of Science December 2014 Specialty: Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Athens, Georgia Bachelor of Science May 2010 Major: Psychology Minors: Statistics and Sociology, Athens, Georgia Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Hoffman, B. J., Kennedy, C. L., LoPilato, A. C., Monahan, E., & Lance, C. E. (in press). A review of the content of assessment center exercises. Journal of Applied Psychology. Miller, J. D., Maples, J. L., Buffardi, L., Cai, H., Gentile, B., Kisbu-Sakartya, Y., Kwan, V. S. Y., LoPilato, A. C., Pendry L. F., Sedikides, C., Siedor, L., Campbell, W. K. (in press). Narcissism and United States Culture: The view from home and around the world. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Watts, A. L., Lilienfeld, S. O., Edens, J., Skeem, J., Douglas, K., Verschuere, B., LoPilato, A. C. (Accepted Pending Minor Revisions) Do Social Desirability Biases Statistically Affect the Relations Between Self- Report Psychopathy Measures and External Criteria? Psychological Assessment. LoPilato, A. C., Carter, N. T., & Wang, M. (2015). Updating generalizability theory in management research: Bayesian estimation of variance components. Journal of Management, 41, 692-717. LoPilato, A. C., Hoffman, B. J., & Overstreet, B. L. (2014). Outcomes of peak, typical, and variability, in performance of college football teams. Journal of Business Psychology, 29, 221-233. Hoffman, B.J., Strang, S.E., Kuhnert, K.W., Campbell, W.K., Kennedy, C.L., & LoPilato, A. C. (2012). Leader Narcissism and Ethical Context: Effects of Ethical Leadership and Leader Effectiveness. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies.
LoPilato 2 Book Chapters LoPilato, A. C., & Vandenberg, R. J. (2015). The not so direct cross-level direct effect. In C. E. Lance & R. J. Vandenberg, More statistical and methodological myths and urban legends (292-310). New York: Routledge. Research Presentations LoPilato, A. C., & Carter, N. T. (April, 2015). Bayesian multilevel modeling: The introduction of a cross-validation prior. To be presented at the 30 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Philadelphia, PA. LoPilato, A. C. & Lance, C. E. (April, 2015; Discussants). Perspectives on general performance effects in assessment center ratings. To be presented at the 30 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Philadelphia, PA. LoPilato, A. C., & Vandenberg, R. J. (November, 2014). An examination of the multilevel cross-level direct effect: A meaningful interpretation. Presented at the Southern Management Association: Savannah, GA. LoPilato, A. C., & Carter, N. T. (May, 2014). The unification of Bayesian principles and generalizability theory. Presented at the 29 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Honolulu, HI. LoPilato, A. C., & Carter, N. T. (May, 2014). A simulation program for generalized graded unfolding model data. Presented at the 29 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Honolulu, HI. Hetrick, A. L., LoPilato, A. C., Gentile, B., & Hoffman, B. J. (May, 2014).Narcissistic motivation to lead: Be very afraid. In B. J. Hoffman & A. L. Hetrick (Chairs), The narcissistic leadership paradox: Causes, consequences, and responses. Symposium presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Honolulu, HI. Wilson, M.G., Padilla, H.M., LoPilato, A. C., Zeurcher, H., DeJoy, D. & Vandenberg, R. (April, 2014). An examination of the relationship between work-related and leisure-time physical activity and the perception of work. Presented at the 5th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gay, J. L., & LoPilato, A. C. (April, 2014). Motivational and ecological profiles of insufficiently active adults explain future physical activity behavior. Presented at the 5 th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health. LoPilato, A.C., Lance, C.E., Carter, N.T., & Hoffman, B.J. (April, 2013). A Comparison of Models for the Analysis of AC Data. In K.A. Smith-Jentsch, D. Jackson (Chairs), & J. Meriac (Discussant), "It Depends:" More Nuanced Approaches to Understanding Assessment Center Validity. Symposium presented at the 28 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Houston, TX. LoPilato, A.C., Overstreet, B., & Hoffman, B.J. (April, 2013). Team Distributional Performance and Team Outcomes. In B.J. Hoffman & B.D. Lyons (Chairs), From Scorelines to Bottom Lines: Sports Data and Management Theory. Symposium presented at the 28 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Houston, TX.
LoPilato 3 LoPilato, A.C., Lautenschlager, G.J., & Guan, A.L. (April, 2013). Maximum-Likelihood Estimation versus Bayesian Estimation: A Multilevel Modeling Approach. Paper presented at the 28 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Houston, TX. Lyons, B.D., LoPilato, A.C., Martin, J., & Hoffman, B.J. (April, 2013). More Talent Equals More Problems? Investigating Deviance in High Performers. In B.J. Hoffman & B.D. Lyons (Chairs), From Scorelines to Bottom Lines: Sports Data and Management Theory. Symposium presented at the 28 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Houston, TX. LoPilato, A.C., Kennedy, C.L., Wood, L., Hoffman, B.J., & Frost, B. (April, 2012). Unit Attitudes, Performance Behaviors, and Financial Performance: A Longitudinal Study. In B.J. Hoffman & L.T. Eby (Chairs), Beyond Task Performance: New Research Directions on OCB and CWB. Symposium presented at the 27 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: San Diego, CA. Manuscripts Under Review Jackson, D. J. R., LoPilato, A. C., Guenole, N., & Hughes, D. What do situational judgment test scores mean? An acknowledgment of measurement design and levels of aggregation. Carter, N. T., Guan, L., Dalal, D. K., LoPilato, A. C., & Withrow, S. A. The need for ideal point scoring of selfreport measures in testing for curvilinearity. Gay, J. L., & LoPilato, A. C. Motivational and ecological profiles of insufficiently active adults explain future physical activity behavior. Manuscripts in Preparation LoPilato, A. C., Jackson, D. J. R., & Putka, D. Simplifying the complex: Substantive and methodological implications of complex measurement design in the organizational sciences. Target Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology LoPilato, A. C., & Vandenberg, R. J. Linear Mixed-Effects Models in Organizational Research. Target Journal: Organizational Research Methods LoPilato, A. C., & Carter, N. T. SIMGUM: A simulation program for generalized graded unfolding model data. Target Journal: Applied Psychological Measurement. Invited Talks LoPilato, A. C. (Spring, 2015). An (Re)introduction to R. Presented at the Psychology Department. LoPilato, A.C. (Fall, 2014). Bayesian methods: An introduction. Presented at Georgia Institute of Technology Psychology Department. LoPilato, A. C. (Spring, 2014). Linear Mixed Models in R. Presented at the Psychology Department. http://www.psychology.uga.edu/graduate/gsc.php
LoPilato 4 LoPilato, A. C. (Fall, 2013). Introduction to R. Presented at the Psychology Department. http://www.psychology.uga.edu/graduate/gsc.php LoPilato, A. C. (Fall, 2013). Advanced Statistical Methods in R. Presented at the Psychology Department. http://www.psychology.uga.edu/graduate/gsc.php Applied Experience Fall 2012 Present Summer 2013 Fall 2012 Summer 2011 Workplace Health Group,, Data Analyst Created and managed a multi-wave panel dataset Responsible for all of the Fuel Your Life 2 Grant data analyses Select International, Data Analyst Wrote two simulation programs that allow Select International to estimate item response parameters for the Generalized Graded Unfolding Model The Institute for Leadership Advancement Consulting Project, Team Member Supervisor: Lillian Eby, Ph.D. Collected data from multiple sources to perform a benchmarking study Designed surveys to elicit attitudes of the program stakeholders Provided a technical report to the institute The Police Department Consulting Project, Team Member Supervisor: Wendy Ruona, Ph.D. Collaborated with police department liaison to determine performance gap Collected data from multiple sources to diagnose performance gap Designed interventions focused on closing the performance gap Fall 2010-Summer 2011 Project MERITS, Graduate Research Assistant Supervisor: Lillian Eby, Ph.D. NIDA funded grant researching employee attitudes and relationships among substance abuse counselors and their supervisors Conducted counselor and supervisor exit interviews Fall 2010 United Parcel Service (UPS) Research Consultant, Project Assistant Supervisor: Karl Kuhnert, Ph.D. Qualitative coding of an annual company survey Compiled results and wrote technical report Courses Taught and Assisted PSYCH 6440 Advanced Experimental Design II (Summer, 2013)
LoPilato 5 Teaching Assistant PSYCH 6430 Applied Regression Methods in Psychology (Spring, 2013) Teaching Assistant Teaching Assistant PSYCH 4210 - Introduction to Psychological Testing (Spring, 2012) Instructor of Record PSYCH 3990 - Research Analysis in Psychology - Lab Section (Summer, 2011) Teaching Assistant Research Interests Performance measurement Leadership emergence and effectiveness Psychometrics Quantitative methods used in the Social Sciences Awards & Recognition Hope Scholarship Recipient,, 2006-2010 UPS Corporate Scholar Fellowship,, 2010-2011 Best Paper Presentation, Psi Chi,, 2012 Presidential Scholar, Organizations & Professional Memberships Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, Student Member Psychometric Society, Student Member Industrial-Organizational Psychology Student Association, o Alumni Chair, 2010-2012 o President, 2012-2013 Psi Chi, o Graduate President (2013 2014) o Graduate Vice President (2012 2013) Computer Skills Statistical Software: R, SAS, SPSS, LISREL, M-Plus Python Medialab Microsoft Office